A rigid hand-held, manual device used in combination with a compatible endoscope to grasp tissue (typically atraumatically) or foreign bodies. It is typically constructed as a very long instrument with one sliding and one stationary rod whose distal ends are equipped with grasping tongs or claws which are operated by scissors-like ring handles at the proximal end of the instrument; it is not an electrosurgical instrument. It is typically made of high-grade stainless steel and is introduced into the body through the working channel of the endoscope to grasp internal structures for observation, excision, and/or biopsy procedures. This is a reusable device.